Societies can rise or fall based on the quantity and quality of their public spaces. New decent public spaces are rare and precious is the day when there’s a chance of a new one. Does it matter if you live near that proposed space? No. Any new public space is a beacon to the world, showing that we need and can have public spaces everywhere.
So let us celebrate the possibility that this street…
…could become this…
This photo and all others in this article provided by San Francisco Department of Public Works
This is Stockton Street in downtown San Francisco and the conceptual rendering above is from the Lower Stockton Improvement Project. The project would turn three blocks of Stockton from yet another auto sewer into a car-free pedestrian-transit-bicycle mall. People would flock to the space, bus and bicycle access and safety would improve, and merchants would be jumping for joy. Here’s the backstory behind this project.
See here for the full proposal and below for more visuals.
The bad news? It might not happen. The San Francisco Examiner reports that Rose Pak, a prominent power player in nearby Chinatown, is claiming to represent Chinatown merchants in an effort shut down the project. And she says she’s already won. “I consider the issue closed”, says Rose.
Here’s where you come in. We need you and as many people as possible to tell the powers-that-be: Keep the Lower Stockton Improvement Project alive. If we don’t mobilize, the project could be stopped permanently in its tracks. But if we step up, the results could be a game-changer, not only for San Francisco but for towns and cities everywhere that notice what San Francisco does.
So, sign the Lower Stockton petition today – and tell your friends! It’ll automatically email the parties listed below, the folks who will influence the Project’s fate. I also suggest editing the petition’s message to fit your own voice.
This is worth your time. Once you’ve signed the petition pat yourself on the back. You’re a star.
Now, sign this petition!
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